A non-lawyer who undertakes to handle legal matters is not governed as to integrity or
legal competence by the same rules that govern the conduct of a lawyer. A lawyer is not
only subject to that regulation but also is committed to high standards of ethical
conduct. The public interest is best served in legal matters by a regulated profession
committed to such standards. The Disciplinary Rules protect the public in that they
prohibit a lawyer from seeking employment by improper overtures, from acting in cases of
divided loyalties, and from submitting to the control of others in the exercise of his
judgment. Moreover, a person who entrusts legal matters to a lawyer is protected by the
attorney-client privilege and by the duty of the lawyer to hold inviolate the confidences
and secrets of his client.